Priorities and performance

Priorities

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) must produce a Police and Crime Plan (called the Safer in Kent plan) that sets out their vision and priorities for policing and community safety in the county. The current plan sets out the following priorities:

put victims and witnesses first

tackle crime and anti-social behaviour

provide visible, local policing at the heart of our policing model

protect the public from harm and ensure an effective response to those who are most vulnerable in our communities

deliver an efficient and effective service that represents value for money

The Chief Constable develops strategies to deliver the objectives and priorities set out in the plan and is held to account by the PCC.

Both the PCC and Chief Constable share a vision:

'Our joint vision is for Kent to be a safe place for people to live, work and visit. By protecting the public from harm, we will allow our communities to flourish and by working with the public and partners, we will provide a first class policing service that is both visible and accessible. We will retain neighbourhood policing as the bedrock of policing in Kent. We will be there when the public need us and we will act with integrity in all that we do.'

performance

All police forces make publically available information about how they are performing, the level of crime in the county and the results of independent assessments of our work.

Kent Police is committed to being an open and transparent force and this use of force data is published to provide an insight into what being a police officer involves and the challenges they deal with.

Officers are trained to use force proportionately, lawfully and only when absolutely necessary. The information published will help improve the understanding of use of force and will help shape the tactics used and the training of officers.

This is the early stages of data collation and it would be inaccurate to compare one force to another until a consistency in recording and publications is established.

Kent Police’s priority is to keep people safe and put victims at the heart of what we do.